- Leutershausen
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Leutershausen Coordinates 49°17′N 10°25′E / 49.28333°N 10.41667°ECoordinates: 49°17′N 10°25′E / 49.28333°N 10.41667°E Administration Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Middle Franconia District Ansbach Town subdivisions 49 Ortschaften Mayor Siegfried Heß (CSU) Basic statistics Area 84.11 km2 (32.48 sq mi) Elevation 426 m (1398 ft) Population 5,549 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 66 /km2 (171 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate AN Postal code 91578 Area code 09823 Website www.leutershausen.de Leutershausen is a municipality in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 12 km west of Ansbach.
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History
Leutershausen was probably founded by Frankish settlers around 800. For the first time it is referred to in a privilege of Emperor Otto III. as "Liuthereshusunin" in 1000.
Sights
- St. Peter's Church
- Historic citywall
- Historic County Court Building
- Gustave Whitehead Museum
- Gustave Whitehead Memorial
- Museum of local history
- Leutershausen has restored one of its pre-war synagogues.
International relations
Since 2000 Leutershausen is twinned with the Hungarian town of Szendrö.
Famous people
- Gustave Whitehead, aviation pioneer[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
External links
- Gustave Whitehead Museum (german)
- Gustave Whitehead's Flying Machines
- Air Sports International — Did He Actually Fly Before The Wright Brothers?
- History Net — Gustave Whitehead and the First-Flight Controversy
- Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
- The History of Lordship! at www.lordshiphistory.com
- Flight Journal magazine, "The Who Flew First Debate" Oct 1998 by O'Dwyer, William J.
- Gustave Whitehead: The Viking of Flight
- The Pioneers, Gustav Weißkopf links
- Voices of several persons mentioned in the article
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